Thursday, June 01, 2006
Start thinking about music in games
Hi folks, please go to this website http://www.petermc.com/Demo/index.html
and listen to "The Milkman Conspiracy." Now I'm sure we've all seen The Twilight Zone. This level of Psychonauts for the PS2 recreates some of that mystery and feeling that all is not right with the world. Comment on how McConnell portrays a musical portrait of paranoia and creepy conspiracies. Consider things like:
Hi folks, please go to this website http://www.petermc.com/Demo/index.html
and listen to "The Milkman Conspiracy." Now I'm sure we've all seen The Twilight Zone. This level of Psychonauts for the PS2 recreates some of that mystery and feeling that all is not right with the world. Comment on how McConnell portrays a musical portrait of paranoia and creepy conspiracies. Consider things like:
- Contrasts of high and low sounds
- The sound quality of instruments used. Example: In many survival horror games, very high piercing violins are used to create tension.
- Is the music calm? Does it flow? Are there any interruptions and what kind?
- How does McConnell direct your emotions when you listen to this piece?
- What do you feel when you listen to this piece?
# posted by Elvwyr @ 10:06 PM 
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Excellent! You made some very good observations, Alexandra. When we meet on thursday, I will show all of you how to hone in to the use of instruments and how to describe what we hear.
Stephanie, you made some great observations about the music.Yes it is at once suspenseful yet playful. I think that shimmery medium pitched sound makes us not take the piece seriously.
Rob, excellent comments as well. Yes the music does make you feel as if you're being followed. We get that feel from the repetition of the chief musical melodies. It gives us the impression that wherever we go, we cannot escape from whoever's chasing us, symbollized by these snippets of melody.
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Rob, excellent comments as well. Yes the music does make you feel as if you're being followed. We get that feel from the repetition of the chief musical melodies. It gives us the impression that wherever we go, we cannot escape from whoever's chasing us, symbollized by these snippets of melody.
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